tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post6119293578263555157..comments2015-06-09T12:48:44.599-07:00Comments on Insane Coding: Who still watches Television?insane coderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06901386115570670209noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-1845393555407646732010-06-05T18:00:06.245-07:002010-06-05T18:00:06.245-07:00[quote]A DVR such as TiVo will solve all six point...[quote]A DVR such as TiVo will solve all six points you mention regarding the timetable.<br /><br />For the measly $6 extra I pay my local cable company each month I get an off-brand DVR with all the recording, pausing, seeking functionality you&#39;re wanting.[/quote]<br /><br />Or, you can watch anything you want at any time on the internet for the cost of an internet bill only. I watch whatever I want for 45.00 a month, plus use the internet for many other things. I was paying well over 100.00 a month for basic cable and internet service 4 years ago. I am saving over $1,000 a year. In these hard times, any way you can save money helps.jessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00645873759798373529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-15667792504523273372009-11-10T19:27:09.614-08:002009-11-10T19:27:09.614-08:00A DVR such as TiVo will solve all six points you m...A DVR such as TiVo will solve all six points you mention regarding the timetable.<br /><br />For the measly $6 extra I pay my local cable company each month I get an off-brand DVR with all the recording, pausing, seeking functionality you&#39;re wanting.as2100http://www.blogger.com/profile/07500955866228082993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-7769775143021026462009-11-02T00:01:35.321-08:002009-11-02T00:01:35.321-08:00I feel your pain Dan. I still haven&#39;t upgrade...I feel your pain Dan. I still haven&#39;t upgraded my perfectly watchable black and white TV set. I resisted when the money-grubbing government tried to force me to switch to color.bretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13989836663998509648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-83213163678978390142009-11-01T20:00:53.423-08:002009-11-01T20:00:53.423-08:00Love this Blog Keep up the Great Work!Love this Blog Keep up the Great Work!Barthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07060592615121504514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-5926323832580137092009-10-28T19:30:41.993-07:002009-10-28T19:30:41.993-07:00So apparently i never got the whole story. They di...So apparently i never got the whole story. They didn&#39;t cease through-the-air transmission, they simply cut VHF and UHF and moved TV transmissions to a different frequency and require a converter box or a newer television with a digital receiver to pick it up. Still, that requires me to pay for a TV that has it or a converter box...Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768211617800867459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-11661311953585215572009-10-28T12:16:41.962-07:002009-10-28T12:16:41.962-07:00This is a good point, especially with the fact tha...This is a good point, especially with the fact that the U.S. ceased through-the-air television transmission and now requires everyone to pay for cable or satellite if they want TV. There are, however, a few things that TV provides that th internet doesn&#39;t, such as the news shows, or watching sports in realtime (my dad has cable and TWO satellites just so he can get all the football games).<br /><br />I remember though, in the days before everybody started using encryption, when very very few people had satellite dishes, our fist satellite dish had access to all of the transmission satellites in orbit, and if you knew what channel they would be using for it, you could watch the feeds for upcoming episodes as they were sent out to the local stations, sometimes 3 or 4 days before they actually showed. Now THAT was a good use for television, though instead of commercials during the break, they just had black which was annoying.<br /><br />Anyway, don&#39;t you still have arguments with the coderlings about TV? I would imagine that you tell them to do their homework, but they want to watch the new episode of &quot;popular show for young people&quot; as soon as it&#39;s finished downloading rather than waiting, and do a half-assed job on their homework anyway...Danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01768211617800867459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833174317742362874.post-20358137900776215902009-10-28T11:52:36.569-07:002009-10-28T11:52:36.569-07:00Good points in this rant on television. I see it m...Good points in this rant on television. I see it much like the physical media wars we see withdeveloping technology (VHS v BETA, BlueRay v HD)<br /><br />In this case Internet v Television is taking alot longer to settle, but we all know who will come out on top. It&#39;s interesting to see Entertainment hybrids showing up online (ONN, CollegeHumor, Hulu) <br /><br />Will the television based networks and studios be able to survive the transition?Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00593151511334140689noreply@blogger.com